\u7ba1\u94a5\u5319\u7684\u4eba\u4e0d\u5728<\/strong><\/h2>\nKarin Malmstrom & Nancy Nash<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
The Man With the Key is Not Here<\/em>\u00a0\u7ba1\u94a5\u5319\u7684\u4eba\u4e0d\u5728 offers ‘Sixteen Chinese Key Words’ (pun intended), or ‘Everyday Mantras’, and their layered meanings, that Chinese watchers of China know to be on the watch out for. China Watching does, above all, requires an ability to hear; one needs to understand what one is listening to or being told.<\/p>\n***<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chinaheritage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/\u7ba1\u5b57.png\")
\u7ba1 guan<\/em>: to hold, control, oversee. Source: carved Jin-dynasty brick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis booklet, originally published in 1990 by Xiao Mao and Nan-tzu (Karin Malmstrom and Nancy Nash) was aimed at providing\u00a0‘a key to what they really mean in China’.\u00a0The words and expressions in it\u00a0are gleaned from long years of observation and interaction, as well as being a decoction of the the myriad of frustrations experienced in dealing with the three realms of Official China, Everyday China and Translated China. This linguistic guidebook is humorous evidence that the obfuscations\u00a0of formal Chinese \u2014 and the logorrhoea of\u00a0New China Newspeak<\/a>) \u2014 can take many forms.\u00a0Nearly two decades after its initial appearance dictionary-cum-guide to basic Chinese expressions remains the most accessible and insightful short work on Chinese life, politics, culture and mores.<\/p>\n***<\/p>\n
Apart from featuring here in Watching China Watching, The Man With the Key\u00a0<\/em>also appears in\u00a0our\u00a0Heritage Glossary<\/em><\/a>. Parts of this work were previously reprinted in China Heritage Quarterly<\/a><\/i>. The typographical style of the original \u2014 including Simplified Chinese Characters \u2014 has been retained. The artwork of the original was not available in the reprint edition of the booklet reproduced\u00a0below. I have added a selection of Chinese characters, in various styles, as illustrative material.<\/p>\n***<\/p>\n
I am very grateful to Karin Malmstrom for allowing China Heritage<\/em> to reproduce this gem of a book, and\u00a0to Michelle Garnaut for her help. My thanks also to Callum Smith for designing this easy-access online format.<\/p>\n\u2014 Geremie R. Barm\u00e9<\/a>,
\nEditor, China Heritage<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe Man With the Key Is Not Here<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u7ba1\u94a5\u5319\u7684\u4eba\u4e0d\u5728<\/strong><\/h2>\nKarin Malmstrom & Nancy Nash<\/strong><\/h3>\nIntroduction<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nForeword (Fable)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSixteen Enlightening Chapters (click on a title to go to the relevant chapter)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- MEI YOU\uff08\u6ca1\u6709) Not Have<\/a><\/li>\n
- BU ZAI\uff08\u4e0d\u5728\uff09 Not Present\/ To Be Out<\/a><\/li>\n
- BU XING \uff08\u4e0d\u884c\uff09 Not Possible\/ Out of the Question<\/a><\/li>\n
- MEI YOU WEN TI\uff08\u6ca1\u6709\u95ee\u9898\uff09 No Problem<\/a><\/li>\n
- DENG YI XIA \uff08\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b\uff09 Wait A Moment<\/a><\/li>\n
- MEI YOU BAN FA \uff08\u6ca1\u6709\u529e\u6cd5\uff09 No Way\/ No Way Out<\/a><\/li>\n
- MEI YOU GUAN XI (\u6ca1\u6709\u5173\u7cfb) It Doesn\u2019t Matter\/ There is No Relationship<\/a><\/li>\n
- HAO\uff08\u597d\uff09 Good<\/a><\/li>\n
- CHI FAN, XIU XI\uff08\u5403\u996d\uff0c\u4f11\u606f\uff09 Eat, Rest<\/a><\/li>\n
- MEI YI SI \uff08\u6ca1\u610f\u601d\uff09 Not of Interest<\/a><\/li>\n
- YOU YI SI \uff08\u6709\u610f\u601d\uff09 Of Interest<\/a><\/li>\n
- BU TAI QING CHU\uff08\u4e0d\u592a\u6e05\u695a\uff09 Not Too Clear<\/a><\/li>\n
- KE YI \uff08\u53ef\u4ee5\uff09 Allowable\/ Acceptable\/ Possible<\/a><\/li>\n
- DUI BU QI \uff08\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff09 Sorry\/ To Excuse Oneself<\/a><\/li>\n
- BU ZHI DAO\uff08\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff09 Do Not Know<\/a><\/li>\n
- BU YAO KE QI\uff08\u4e0d\u8981\u5ba2\u6c14\uff09 No Need To Be Polite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u00a0Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\nMEI YOU (\u6ca1\u6709) Not Have<\/b><\/p>\n
It is always said; and it’s usually true that MEI YOU is the first phrase a visitor learns in\u00a0China. So often is MEI YOU heard, it may be the only Chinese phrase many visitors\u00a0remember. But MEl YOU can mean more\u00a0than “Not Have” …<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chinaheritage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/\u6709\u5b57\u3002\u5546\u6bb7\u589f\u7532\u9aa8\u6587.png\")
\u6709 you<\/em>: to be, possess, have. Source: Shang Yinxu oracle bone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTHE MAN WITH THE KEY IS NOT\u00a0HERE \u2014 A KEY TO\u00a0<\/em>WHAT THEY REALLY\u00a0MEAN IN CHINA is a Chinese\/English\u00a0dictionary with a difference. Chinese words\u00a0and phrases most frequently encountered by\u00a0both business and holiday visitors are here, complete with literal English and, written Chinese translations. (All Chinese romanizations are in the PIN YIN system). But this is also a handbook providing a sketchmap (what is said) compared to the territory (actual meaning) behind a Great Wall of many\u00a0dimensions.<\/p>\nIt is not possible to know which meanings in the\u00a0following chapters apply to the individual\u00a0situations in China. It is likely that in any given chapter and situation, one or more or “all of the\u00a0above” as questionnaires offer participants, come\u00a0into the equation.<\/p>\n
Learning the possibilities of what is MEANT\u00a0rather than what is SAID in China is as important\u00a0to the visitor struggling to confirm travel\u00a0reservations as to one concluding a multi-million\u00a0dollar contract. A look behind the language Wall\u00a0can also be illuminating, and enrich an experience\u00a0even if it does not necessarily obtain the train seat\u00a0or seal the business deal.<\/p>\n
The co-authors and publishers take no\u00a0responsibility for any eventuality that may occur\u00a0as a result of the use of this book.<\/p>\n
\n<\/section>\n\nForeword<\/strong><\/h3>\nGUSHI (\u6545\u4e8b) Story\/Brief Introduction\/Fable<\/b><\/p>\n
Ancient China produced many Emperors, some\u00a0Great, some Hopeless and sollie ma-ma-hu-hu (\u9a6c\u9a6c\u864e\u864e, horse-horse-tiger-tiger). During\u00a0Great Dynasties, Peace prevailed and many\u00a0Useful and Productive goods were Invented, such\u00a0as Gunpowder and Paper, which are prominent\u00a0Around the World even today. Also things of\u00a0Surpassing Beauty appeared, Silk Cloth, for\u00a0example, and Poetry Metaphor, apparently.<\/p>\n
The Middle Kingdom’s history is so Vast and\u00a0Wide, not all <\/strong>Emperors and their reigns are\u00a0recorded, even after the Invention of Paper. Thus\u00a0it was at some unrecorded stage of a murky period\u00a0in history, an Invention which was to become Major in Modern Chinese Life made its entrance.<\/p>\nLegends portray the Emperor’s time as one of\u00a0those Turbulent and Sorrowful eras, yet Ever\u00a0Looking to a Bright Future. This is a well-known\u00a0cycle in China, similar to that of the\u00a0Indestructible Phoenix, a Chinese legend which\u00a0is also known in countries Outside.\u00a0(Still, the EXACT time is hard to pin down. This\u00a0problem then and now is known as BU TAl\u00a0QING CHU. Please see Chapter 12.)<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, what transpired during this period\u00a0of history profoundly influenced China Ever After.\u00a0The Emperor’s name at birth and at\u00a0ceremonies when he became a Son of Heaven,\u00a0have never been found \u2014 an unfortunate but\u00a0likely consequence of the Event during his rule.<\/p>\n
People of the time, according to legend, found him\u00a0Wise and Possessing Great Leadership while he\u00a0occupied the Throne. Soon after he died, he\u00a0became ma-ma-hu-hu, and then vanished rather\u00a0like frost on roof tiles at sunrise.<\/p>\n
During his reign, however, a Lowly but Diligent\u00a0and Upright Yellow River Valley region Peasant,\u00a0once watching the Moon’s Reflection on the\u00a0(then) clean and clear River, was inspired to\u00a0Subdue and Tame it (the river first).\u00a0He studied, season after season, Flight of Cranes,\u00a0Waxing and Waning of Moon, Springtime’s\u00a0Green Growth, and All Manner of Natural,\u00a0Mysterious Happenings, and reflecting on this\u00a0over a Full Cup with a Friend from Afar, said:<\/p>\n
“Destiny requires that I, a Lowly but Diligent and Upright Representative of the Ancient\u00a0Working Class invent something which will be\u00a0known Ever-After Around the World as A\u00a0LOCK.”<\/p>\n
And this he did, experimenting with metals and\u00a0tools, exploiting the Rich Resources of the Great\u00a0Motherland, taxing his Human Potential to the\u00a0full. After many decades of Struggle, he produced\u00a0a Lock.<\/p>\n
This Masterpiece of Artistry and Practicality,\u00a0although it was not designed to do so, included\u00a0a couple of problems. First, the Lock did not Stop\u00a0Rains on a certain schedule, Dominate Rivers or\u00a0Change (for example) the course of Cranes\u00a0Migrating and making Shadows on the Moon \u2014\u00a0all of which for some people then and now, are\u00a0‘Unacceptable events unless under Human\u00a0Control.<\/p>\n
Next, although the Lock was widely admired and\u00a0increasingly employed, after some seasons passed,\u00a0it was recognized that something significant was\u00a0missing: The Key.<\/p>\n
By that time, sadly, the Great Lockmaker’s\u00a0descendants had, lacking proper Respect and\u00a0seeking only their Security and Advantages, lost\u00a0the Science and Technology involved.<\/p>\n
A few generations passed, and then appeared\u00a0during one of China’s Great Flowering Periods\u00a0of Rich. Poetry, Expanding Commerce and\u00a0Invention, another Representative of the Ancient\u00a0Proletariat, who was, (although he did not know\u00a0it at the time) Reactionary and Feudalistic.<\/p>\n
He invented The Key. His descendants\u00a0throughout the ages until The Current Situation \u2014 unlike the offspring of the discoverer of the\u00a0Lock \u2014 have Vigorously preserved the\u00a0Production, Distribution and Responsibility for\u00a0Keys. Their numbers seem Vast as the Ocean: and\u00a0High as the Loftiest Mountains, and there is only\u00a0one problem: They are difficult if not impossible\u00a0to find.<\/p>\n
\nThe Authors and Artist<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nXiao Mao and Nan-tzu are the Chinese names\u00a0for Karin Malmstrom and Nancy Nash, two\u00a0American women who acquired considerable\u00a0expertise concerning “keys” to working and\u00a0traveling in China, starting with the country’s\u00a0“opening to the outside world” in the late 1970’s.<\/p>\n
Both women did what is called “pioneering”\u00a0work there, in tourism, business promotion and\u00a0international cooperation projects. They met on\u00a0separate assignments in Yunnan Province in 1982,\u00a0have enjoyed, suffered through and learned from\u00a0many shared China experiences since then.<\/p>\n
THE MAN WITH THE KEY IS NOT HERE\u00a0was inspired by the art reproduced in this book\u00a0which first appeared in The Wall Street Journal<\/i>\u00a0and the China Business Review<\/i> in 1985, art and\u00a0caption by Eugene Theroux, partner in the\u00a0international law firm of Baker and McKenzie.<\/p>\n
Theroux, whose brother Paul is the best-selling\u00a0author of Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China\u00a0<\/i>and many other major\u00a0books, developed his satirical art through personal\u00a0experiences gained on more than 150 business\u00a0trips to China, including extended visits to\u00a0establish his firm’s offices in Beijing and\u00a0Shanghai.<\/p>\n
In this first volume, the co-authors have\u00a0collaborated to share with the “outside world”\u00a0some glimpses behind the Great Wall of language.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter 1:\u00a0<\/strong>MEI YOU (\u6ca1\u6709) Not Have<\/b><\/p>\n\n- There are none.<\/li>\n
- We have some, but are saving them for\u00a0special customers.<\/li>\n
- I cannot be bothered to find any\u00a0because I have no incentive to do so.<\/li>\n
- If you are persistant enough to hang\u00a0around and ask a few more times, I may\u00a0be able to locate some.<\/li>\n
- We ran out; you should know to come\u00a0earlier.<\/li>\n
- That is never available, and if it were,\u00a0it is only for display.<\/li>\n
- Cannot help you; the Manager hasn’t\u00a0given us the latest price list yet.<\/li>\n
- Not available. The people supplying (it)\u00a0have already fulfilled their monthly\u00a0quota.<\/li>\n
- Have, but the man with the key is gone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u6ca1 mei<\/em>: not, sink, disappear. Source: Deng Wenyuan \u9127\u6587\u539f of the Yuan dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\nChapter 2:\u00a0<\/b>BU ZAI (\u4e0d\u5728) Not Present\/To Be Out<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n- The person you wish to speak to is not\u00a0here.<\/li>\n
- I’m here, but I don’t want to talk to you\u00a0so I’m not going to identify myself.<\/li>\n
- The person you want to speak to is here,\u00a0however is not prepared to see you yet.<\/li>\n
- The person you want does not exist, you\u00a0have dialed the wrong number\/opened\u00a0the wrong door.<\/li>\n
- You’ve dialed the correct number, but\u00a0the person you’re asking for has been\u00a0transferred to another unit.<\/li>\n
- I’m sorry I don’t know where he\/she is;if you think to ask me, I will tell you.<\/li>\n
- The man with the key is not here, and\u00a0I don’t know when he’s coming back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u4e0d bu<\/em>: no, refusal, negative. Source: Wang Xizhi \u738b\u7fb2\u4e4b of the Jin dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\nChapter 3:\u00a0<\/b>BU XING \uff08\u4e0d\u884c\uff09\u00a0 Not Possible\/ Out of the Question<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n- It is not possible.<\/li>\n
- I don’t want to get into trouble with my\u00a0boss so don’t dare to help you.<\/li>\n
- Your request cannot be granted because\u00a0there is too much red tape involved to\u00a0organize it.<\/li>\n
- We can’t do it because the price is not\u00a0favourable.<\/li>\n
- Because we can’t afford to be wrong,\u00a0we cannot comply with your wishes.<\/li>\n
- We want to do it, however we know that\u00a0it is impossible so are saving us all some\u00a0time and frustration.<\/li>\n
- Obtaining the item you want is out of\u00a0the question because the man with the\u00a0key is not here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u884c xing<\/em>: travel, allow, move, run. Source: carving from the Northern and Southern dynasties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chinaheritage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/\u554f\u5b57\u3002\u6649\u4ee3\u738b\u7fb2\u4e4b.png\")
\u554f wen<\/em>: ask, inquire. Source: Wang Xizhi of the Jin dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nChapter 4:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YOU WEN TI \uff08\u6ca1\u6709\u95ee\u9898\uff09 No Problem<\/b><\/p>\n\n- There is no problem.<\/li>\n
- Your problems have just begun but I\u00a0don’t know how to tell you.<\/li>\n
- Please have confidence that you will\u00a0eventually arrive at your final\u00a0destination.<\/li>\n
- If we all believe that things will work\u00a0out OK, then maybe they will.<\/li>\n
- We know that we will be able to\u00a0do\/obtain this because we have direct\u00a0access to the decision-maker.<\/li>\n
- We have decided that we want to do this\u00a0with\/for you so have said “yes”, and\u00a0await your return favour.<\/li>\n
- Absolutely no problem because not only\u00a0is the man with the key here, but we also\u00a0have the current price list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u984c ti<\/em>: topic, issue. Source: Compendium of Ancient Characters<\/em> \u53e4\u6587\u5b57\u985e\u7de8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter 5:\u00a0<\/b>DENG YI XIA \uff08\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b\uff09 Wait A Moment<\/b><\/p>\n\n- A moment, please.<\/li>\n
- I don’t know how long this is going to\u00a0take, but just keep your place in line.<\/li>\n
- I’m trying to do this for you, but first\u00a0need to obtain approval from my\u00a0superior in the back room.<\/li>\n
- We need “time out” to hold a private\u00a0meeting to discuss the situation among\u00a0ourselves.<\/li>\n
- What you’re saying doesn’t make sense.<\/li>\n
- I’m stalling because I don’t know and\u00a0need to get the answer from my\u00a0colleague.<\/li>\n
- We can’t tell you right now, and we\u00a0can’t tell you how long you have to wait.<\/li>\n
- Wait here while I go look for the man\u00a0with the key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u7b49 deng<\/em>: wait. Source: Li Yong \u674e\u9095, Tang dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>6:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YOU BAN FA \uff08\u6ca1\u6709\u529e\u6cd5\uff09 No Way\/ No Way Out<\/b><\/p>\n\n- There is no way.<\/li>\n
- I’m exhausted and don’t want to pursue\u00a0the matter.<\/li>\n
- I’m not the right person to talk to.<\/li>\n
- I know the correct person to talk to, but\u00a0it would take too much trouble to\u00a0convince them.<\/li>\n
- I’m bluffing. I want you to lower yourprice and will wait until you do so\u00a0before discussions can continue.<\/li>\n
- It’s already been done, so the situation\u00a0cannot be changed.<\/li>\n
- These are the rules so it simply IS\u00a0impossible.<\/li>\n
- The man in charge tookrhe key with\u00a0him and won’t be back before you leave\u00a0so there is no hope to obtain what you\u00a0want.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u6cd5 fa<\/em>: way, method, dharma. Source: Liu Gongquan \u67f3\u516c\u6b0a, Tang dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\nChapter 7:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YOU GUAN XI (\u6ca1\u6709\u5173\u7cfb) It Doesn\u2019t Matter\/ There is No\u00a0Relationship<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Don’t worry about it.<\/li>\n
- What you’re talking about and what I’m\u00a0referring to are not related.<\/li>\n
- It really DOES matter but I forgive you\u00a0because you cannot be expected to\u00a0understand.<\/li>\n
- The reason why you can’t get what you\u00a0want is because you don’t know the right\u00a0person.<\/li>\n
- You SHOULD understand but since I’m\u00a0the host, I’ll forgive you.<\/li>\n
- It doesn’t matter because I can’t do\u00a0anything about it anyway.<\/li>\n
- I appreciate your understanding that the\u00a0man with the key is not here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u95dc guan<\/em>: pass, way, gate. Source: Wei inscription<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter 8:\u00a0<\/b>HAO \uff08\u597d\uff09 Good<\/b><\/p>\n\n- OK!<\/li>\n
- How’re you doing?<\/li>\n
- I don’t agree but will go along this time.<\/li>\n
- I’m relieved it’s been decided; this\u00a0discussion was getting monotonous.<\/li>\n
- Very excited to take you up on your offer!<\/li>\n
- Sea Slugs and Fungus are GOOD for\u00a0you, eat more!<\/li>\n
- Good you accepted the proposal,\u00a0otherwise no choice but to talk to your\u00a0competitors.<\/li>\n
- Happy to sell you this item because the\u00a0man with the key has returned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n
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\u597d hao<\/em>: good, hello, well, finished. Source: Wang Duo \u738b\u9438, Ming dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNi Hao (\u4f60\u597d) is a commonly heard phrase and\u00a0means “Greetings\/Good Day\/How Are You?”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>9:\u00a0<\/b>CHI FAN, XIU XI \uff08\u5403\u996d\uff0c\u4f11\u606f\uff09 Eat, Rest<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Lunch Break and Siesta Time combined.<\/li>\n
- You can be sure the guide will disappear\u00a0for three hours (unless must catch a plane \u2014\u00a0delayed by some hours).<\/li>\n
- Morning negotiations were SO\u00a0exhausting that lunch together would not\u00a0be feasible.<\/li>\n
- There is nothing to see or do here\u00a0because all the workers are eating and\u00a0resting, so please do likewise.<\/li>\n
- It’s 11:30 (!) and besides, bad timing on\u00a0your part. Eat, rest, come back later.<\/li>\n
- The man with the key went back home\u00a0to eat and rest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u5403\/\u55ab chi<\/em>: eat, bite, drink, suffer. Source: Huang Tingjian \u9ec3\u5ead\u5805, Northern Song<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>10:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YI SI \uff08\u6ca1\u610f\u601d\uff09 Not of Interest<\/b><\/p>\n\n- It’s not of interest.<\/li>\n
- It’s too small\/inconsequential to be of\u00a0interest.<\/li>\n
- This activity is not going to better my\u00a0situation so it’s a waste of time.<\/li>\n
- I don’t want to get involved.<\/li>\n
- You don’t understand how things work\u00a0here, so stop hassling me.<\/li>\n
- I’m sorry I didn’t think of that myself.<\/li>\n
- I’m disgusted.<\/li>\n
- Your persistance IS aggrevating; how\u00a0many times must I tell you that the man\u00a0with the key has disappeared!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u601d si<\/em>: think, consider. Source: imitation oracle bone script \u7532\u9aa8\u6587<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>11:\u00a0<\/b>YOU YI SI \uff08\u6709\u610f\u601d\uff09 Of Interest<\/b><\/p>\n\n- That’s interesting.<\/li>\n
- Want to know more, please continue\u00a0talking.<\/li>\n
- How did you find that out; you’re not\u00a0supposed to know.<\/li>\n
- Uninteresting\/unimpresssive but must be\u00a0polite because you are the guest.<\/li>\n
- How can I get more information without\u00a0letting you know that I’m very interested.<\/li>\n
- I’ve never seen\/experienced this before,\u00a0and still haven’t decided what I think\u00a0about it.<\/li>\n
- Do not continue; your behaviour is\u00a0culturally unacceptable and you are\u00a0embarrassing yourself.<\/li>\n
- The man with the key has found\u00a0something interesting; he’s not back yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u610f yi<\/em>: meaning, significance, thought. Source, Sun Guoting \u5b6b\u904e\u5ead, seventh century CE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>12:\u00a0<\/b>BU TAI QING CHU \uff08\u4e0d\u592a\u6e05\u695a\uff09 Not Too Clear<\/b><\/p>\n\n- I’m not sure.<\/li>\n
- What language are you trying to speak?<\/li>\n
- So sorry, just got on duty and wasn’t here\u00a0the first time you asked.<\/li>\n
- I know the answer but don’t have the\u00a0authority to make the decision, so can’t\u00a0say.<\/li>\n
- I’m in charge but don’t have a clue what\u00a0you’re talking about.<\/li>\n
- You’re interrupting our conversation;\u00a0please go away.<\/li>\n
- Not sure how it got lost, and not sure how\u00a0to find it, so it must be somewhere else.<\/li>\n
- Don’t know what this item is\/what you\u00a0want, however the man with the key may\u00a0know; I don’t know where he is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u6e05 qing<\/em>: pellucid, clear, quiet, simple, name of dynasty. Source: Epigraphy Dictionary<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>13:\u00a0<\/b>KE YI \uff08\u53ef\u4ee5\uff09 Allowable\/ Acceptable\/ Possible<\/b><\/p>\n\n- It’s possible.<\/li>\n
- It’s acceptable.<\/li>\n
- I’m marginally impressed, but since there\u00a0are no alternatives, it will have to do.<\/li>\n
- I like what I see …<\/li>\n
- Not bad! In fact, MUCH better than I\u00a0expected.<\/li>\n
- MUST have a contract and there’s no\u00a0time to deliberate, just sign, please.<\/li>\n
- This train station box lunch isn’t home\u00a0cooking; I’m starving so will lower my\u00a0standards.<\/li>\n
- You can try if you like, but since the man\u00a0with the key is not here and the door is\u00a0locked, you probably cannot get in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u53ef ke: possible, allowed. Source: Guodian Chu bamboo slips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>14:\u00a0<\/b>DUI BU QI \uff08\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff09 Sorry\/ To Excuse Oneself<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Excuse me.<\/li>\n
- This line is getting longer, and I was\u00a0ahead of you …<\/li>\n
- It is customary to impart that the banquet\u00a0food is inadequate and insufficient, and\u00a0expect you, the guests, to unanimously\u00a0praise the spread of scorpions, snake soup\u00a0and deer tendons.<\/li>\n
- Sincere apologies for showing up\u00a0unannounced; we traveled three days by\u00a0train to drop off these samples, and are\u00a0now anxious to do some business.<\/li>\n
- Of course that’s the right answer; just wanted\u00a0to see if YOU knew.<\/li>\n
- The plane is leaving; pardon our\u00a025-member delegation while we squeeze\u00a0by you.<\/li>\n
- So sorry, you’re too late; the man with\u00a0the key must close the doors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u5c0d dui: speak to, speak down to, reply, answer, equal. Source: Liu Gongquan \u67f3\u516c\u6b0a, Tang dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter<\/strong> 15:\u00a0<\/b>BU ZHI DAO \uff08\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff09 Do Not Know<\/b><\/p>\n\n- It’s been a long day; I want to go home\u00a0so don’t want to start a conversation.<\/li>\n
- You’ve hit on something very sensitive;\u00a0please don’t mind the blank stare while\u00a0I try to steer the discussion elsewhere.<\/li>\n
- I know, and would like to help you, but\u00a0don’t have the authority, so can’t.<\/li>\n
- That’s not my department, so I’m not\u00a0required to know it, therefore, I don’t.<\/li>\n
- Please go away; someone else must know\u00a0the way to the Great Wall.<\/li>\n
- I don’t know where the man with the key\u00a0is, and don’t care when or if he returns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u9053 dao<\/em>: the way, a path, journey. Source: Li Si, Qin dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n
\nChapter <\/strong>16:\u00a0<\/b>BU YAO KE QI \uff08\u4e0d\u8981\u5ba2\u6c14\uff09 No Need To Be Polite<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Don’t mention it.<\/li>\n
- Don’t stand on ceremony.<\/li>\n
- We’re done with “small talk”; please start\u00a0eating.<\/li>\n
- It was a great effort on my part to get\u00a0you this “soft berth” train ticket; I’m\u00a0pleased you realize that you’re privileged.<\/li>\n
- It’s my duty to be polite.<\/li>\n
- No need to thank me profusely, I only\u00a0brought you a wet towel and a fork.<\/li>\n
- This negotiation room is locked and the\u00a0man with the key is gone. Hopefully\u00a0there’s another room available down the\u00a0hall; please follow me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u6c23 qi<\/em>: air, breath, spirit, odour. Source: Huang Tingjian \u9ec3\u807d\u898b<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n
\nAcknowledgements<\/strong><\/h3>\nRespect and tribute is here paid to the Chinese\u00a0Classics, their authors and disciples, and the ideal\u00a0that in brevity and short form may often be found\u00a0the greatest depth. Adhering to the short form\u00a0discipline does not allow anything like a full list, but\u00a0it is essential to acknowledge gratitude for the\u00a0insights and pleasures gained from the study of\u00a0Zhuang Zi (\u5e84\u5b50), Du Fu (\u675c\u752b), Li Bai\u00a0(\u674e\u767d) Zhuge Liang (\u8bf8\u845b\u4eae) and Cao Cao\u00a0(\u66f9\u64cd).<\/p>\n
Starting several centuries ago, foreign scholars of\u00a0China have produced studies of immense historical\u00a0and entertainment value. Such a small volume as\u00a0this cannot begin to list them, but they are\u00a0acknowledged here with deep gratitude. Those alive\u00a0today know who they are.<\/p>\n
The authors would sincerely like to thank their\u00a0many friends in China for patience and support\u00a0during numerous projects and several years of work\u00a0involving a unique Chinese combination of\u00a0contradiction, confrontation and cooperation. In this\u00a0work, provocative glimpses of the many and various\u00a0meanings behind a simple word or phrase, led to\u00a0this book. Also to be acknowledged are the people\u00a0and situations. which forced some patience and\u00a0learning on the part of the authors.<\/p>\n
Next, for submissions, ready editorial help, and the\u00a0light relief only possible to share with those who\u00a0have also learned by first-hand experience:<\/p>\n
Gene T.;Xian; H.R.; Hungry Phoenix; Kingfisher;\u00a0E.Z.; L.E.L.; OO’R; Paul T.; M.B.; Sooz B.; Patrick\u00a0M-L; Dr Michael Rong; Dr Bai Zhi Ang; Dr Li;\u00a0Mym & Marteen; G.S.; G.S.; ASUPI; MMHMJ;\u00a0L.B.; J K-H; TopCat; LKB; LMT; Bill G; Apple\u00a0Crumble & Who P Mc; Poopo Fufu; Dr Don;\u00a0Dashi and Furen; John Vandeleur; Bamfoo; Ms\u00a0LR; D&B Ark; OH Hai; Dr. B.B.; P&P Sc.; SJP;\u00a0D.S.; J Porpoise; W. (then) w.; MarRoth; S.E.; MSc.; Meli; R&J M; The Doge; L&I S.; DevK;\u00a0MLD; Dr. Linsid; Drs Kenjohn; Dr. Hotsid; Dr.\u00a0DR; Dear Delegations; Ms Milu; P.Comer; Friends\u00a0L-A; J Howe; ToyBoy; Willy-Bob and Dallas\u00a0Amigos; All DP Participants then and now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The Man With the Key is Not Here<\/em>\u00a0\u7ba1\u94a5\u5319\u7684\u4eba\u4e0d\u5728 offers ‘Sixteen Chinese Key Words’ (pun intended), or ‘Everyday Mantras’, and their layered meanings, that Chinese watchers of China know to be on the watch out for. China Watching does, above all, requires an ability to hear; one needs to understand what one is listening to or being told.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n This booklet, originally published in 1990 by Xiao Mao and Nan-tzu (Karin Malmstrom and Nancy Nash) was aimed at providing\u00a0‘a key to what they really mean in China’.\u00a0The words and expressions in it\u00a0are gleaned from long years of observation and interaction, as well as being a decoction of the the myriad of frustrations experienced in dealing with the three realms of Official China, Everyday China and Translated China. This linguistic guidebook is humorous evidence that the obfuscations\u00a0of formal Chinese \u2014 and the logorrhoea of\u00a0New China Newspeak<\/a>) \u2014 can take many forms.\u00a0Nearly two decades after its initial appearance dictionary-cum-guide to basic Chinese expressions remains the most accessible and insightful short work on Chinese life, politics, culture and mores.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Apart from featuring here in Watching China Watching, The Man With the Key\u00a0<\/em>also appears in\u00a0our\u00a0Heritage Glossary<\/em><\/a>. Parts of this work were previously reprinted in China Heritage Quarterly<\/a><\/i>. The typographical style of the original \u2014 including Simplified Chinese Characters \u2014 has been retained. The artwork of the original was not available in the reprint edition of the booklet reproduced\u00a0below. I have added a selection of Chinese characters, in various styles, as illustrative material.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n I am very grateful to Karin Malmstrom for allowing China Heritage<\/em> to reproduce this gem of a book, and\u00a0to Michelle Garnaut for her help. My thanks also to Callum Smith for designing this easy-access online format.<\/p>\n \u2014 Geremie R. Barm\u00e9<\/a>, Introduction<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Foreword (Fable)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Sixteen Enlightening Chapters (click on a title to go to the relevant chapter)<\/strong><\/p>\n MEI YOU (\u6ca1\u6709) Not Have<\/b><\/p>\n It is always said; and it’s usually true that MEI YOU is the first phrase a visitor learns in\u00a0China. So often is MEI YOU heard, it may be the only Chinese phrase many visitors\u00a0remember. But MEl YOU can mean more\u00a0than “Not Have” …<\/p>\n THE MAN WITH THE KEY IS NOT\u00a0HERE \u2014 A KEY TO\u00a0<\/em>WHAT THEY REALLY\u00a0MEAN IN CHINA is a Chinese\/English\u00a0dictionary with a difference. Chinese words\u00a0and phrases most frequently encountered by\u00a0both business and holiday visitors are here, complete with literal English and, written Chinese translations. (All Chinese romanizations are in the PIN YIN system). But this is also a handbook providing a sketchmap (what is said) compared to the territory (actual meaning) behind a Great Wall of many\u00a0dimensions.<\/p>\n It is not possible to know which meanings in the\u00a0following chapters apply to the individual\u00a0situations in China. It is likely that in any given chapter and situation, one or more or “all of the\u00a0above” as questionnaires offer participants, come\u00a0into the equation.<\/p>\n Learning the possibilities of what is MEANT\u00a0rather than what is SAID in China is as important\u00a0to the visitor struggling to confirm travel\u00a0reservations as to one concluding a multi-million\u00a0dollar contract. A look behind the language Wall\u00a0can also be illuminating, and enrich an experience\u00a0even if it does not necessarily obtain the train seat\u00a0or seal the business deal.<\/p>\n The co-authors and publishers take no\u00a0responsibility for any eventuality that may occur\u00a0as a result of the use of this book.<\/p>\n GUSHI (\u6545\u4e8b) Story\/Brief Introduction\/Fable<\/b><\/p>\n Ancient China produced many Emperors, some\u00a0Great, some Hopeless and sollie ma-ma-hu-hu (\u9a6c\u9a6c\u864e\u864e, horse-horse-tiger-tiger). During\u00a0Great Dynasties, Peace prevailed and many\u00a0Useful and Productive goods were Invented, such\u00a0as Gunpowder and Paper, which are prominent\u00a0Around the World even today. Also things of\u00a0Surpassing Beauty appeared, Silk Cloth, for\u00a0example, and Poetry Metaphor, apparently.<\/p>\n The Middle Kingdom’s history is so Vast and\u00a0Wide, not all <\/strong>Emperors and their reigns are\u00a0recorded, even after the Invention of Paper. Thus\u00a0it was at some unrecorded stage of a murky period\u00a0in history, an Invention which was to become Major in Modern Chinese Life made its entrance.<\/p>\n Legends portray the Emperor’s time as one of\u00a0those Turbulent and Sorrowful eras, yet Ever\u00a0Looking to a Bright Future. This is a well-known\u00a0cycle in China, similar to that of the\u00a0Indestructible Phoenix, a Chinese legend which\u00a0is also known in countries Outside.\u00a0(Still, the EXACT time is hard to pin down. This\u00a0problem then and now is known as BU TAl\u00a0QING CHU. Please see Chapter 12.)<\/p>\n Nevertheless, what transpired during this period\u00a0of history profoundly influenced China Ever After.\u00a0The Emperor’s name at birth and at\u00a0ceremonies when he became a Son of Heaven,\u00a0have never been found \u2014 an unfortunate but\u00a0likely consequence of the Event during his rule.<\/p>\n People of the time, according to legend, found him\u00a0Wise and Possessing Great Leadership while he\u00a0occupied the Throne. Soon after he died, he\u00a0became ma-ma-hu-hu, and then vanished rather\u00a0like frost on roof tiles at sunrise.<\/p>\n During his reign, however, a Lowly but Diligent\u00a0and Upright Yellow River Valley region Peasant,\u00a0once watching the Moon’s Reflection on the\u00a0(then) clean and clear River, was inspired to\u00a0Subdue and Tame it (the river first).\u00a0He studied, season after season, Flight of Cranes,\u00a0Waxing and Waning of Moon, Springtime’s\u00a0Green Growth, and All Manner of Natural,\u00a0Mysterious Happenings, and reflecting on this\u00a0over a Full Cup with a Friend from Afar, said:<\/p>\n “Destiny requires that I, a Lowly but Diligent and Upright Representative of the Ancient\u00a0Working Class invent something which will be\u00a0known Ever-After Around the World as A\u00a0LOCK.”<\/p>\n And this he did, experimenting with metals and\u00a0tools, exploiting the Rich Resources of the Great\u00a0Motherland, taxing his Human Potential to the\u00a0full. After many decades of Struggle, he produced\u00a0a Lock.<\/p>\n This Masterpiece of Artistry and Practicality,\u00a0although it was not designed to do so, included\u00a0a couple of problems. First, the Lock did not Stop\u00a0Rains on a certain schedule, Dominate Rivers or\u00a0Change (for example) the course of Cranes\u00a0Migrating and making Shadows on the Moon \u2014\u00a0all of which for some people then and now, are\u00a0‘Unacceptable events unless under Human\u00a0Control.<\/p>\n Next, although the Lock was widely admired and\u00a0increasingly employed, after some seasons passed,\u00a0it was recognized that something significant was\u00a0missing: The Key.<\/p>\n By that time, sadly, the Great Lockmaker’s\u00a0descendants had, lacking proper Respect and\u00a0seeking only their Security and Advantages, lost\u00a0the Science and Technology involved.<\/p>\n A few generations passed, and then appeared\u00a0during one of China’s Great Flowering Periods\u00a0of Rich. Poetry, Expanding Commerce and\u00a0Invention, another Representative of the Ancient\u00a0Proletariat, who was, (although he did not know\u00a0it at the time) Reactionary and Feudalistic.<\/p>\n He invented The Key. His descendants\u00a0throughout the ages until The Current Situation \u2014 unlike the offspring of the discoverer of the\u00a0Lock \u2014 have Vigorously preserved the\u00a0Production, Distribution and Responsibility for\u00a0Keys. Their numbers seem Vast as the Ocean: and\u00a0High as the Loftiest Mountains, and there is only\u00a0one problem: They are difficult if not impossible\u00a0to find.<\/p>\n The Authors and Artist<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Xiao Mao and Nan-tzu are the Chinese names\u00a0for Karin Malmstrom and Nancy Nash, two\u00a0American women who acquired considerable\u00a0expertise concerning “keys” to working and\u00a0traveling in China, starting with the country’s\u00a0“opening to the outside world” in the late 1970’s.<\/p>\n Both women did what is called “pioneering”\u00a0work there, in tourism, business promotion and\u00a0international cooperation projects. They met on\u00a0separate assignments in Yunnan Province in 1982,\u00a0have enjoyed, suffered through and learned from\u00a0many shared China experiences since then.<\/p>\n THE MAN WITH THE KEY IS NOT HERE\u00a0was inspired by the art reproduced in this book\u00a0which first appeared in The Wall Street Journal<\/i>\u00a0and the China Business Review<\/i> in 1985, art and\u00a0caption by Eugene Theroux, partner in the\u00a0international law firm of Baker and McKenzie.<\/p>\n Theroux, whose brother Paul is the best-selling\u00a0author of Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China\u00a0<\/i>and many other major\u00a0books, developed his satirical art through personal\u00a0experiences gained on more than 150 business\u00a0trips to China, including extended visits to\u00a0establish his firm’s offices in Beijing and\u00a0Shanghai.<\/p>\n In this first volume, the co-authors have\u00a0collaborated to share with the “outside world”\u00a0some glimpses behind the Great Wall of language.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chapter 1:\u00a0<\/strong>MEI YOU (\u6ca1\u6709) Not Have<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter 2:\u00a0<\/b>BU ZAI (\u4e0d\u5728) Not Present\/To Be Out<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chapter 3:\u00a0<\/b>BU XING \uff08\u4e0d\u884c\uff09\u00a0 Not Possible\/ Out of the Question<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chapter 4:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YOU WEN TI \uff08\u6ca1\u6709\u95ee\u9898\uff09 No Problem<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter 5:\u00a0<\/b>DENG YI XIA \uff08\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b\uff09 Wait A Moment<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>6:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YOU BAN FA \uff08\u6ca1\u6709\u529e\u6cd5\uff09 No Way\/ No Way Out<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter 7:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YOU GUAN XI (\u6ca1\u6709\u5173\u7cfb) It Doesn\u2019t Matter\/ There is No\u00a0Relationship<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter 8:\u00a0<\/b>HAO \uff08\u597d\uff09 Good<\/b><\/p>\n Ni Hao (\u4f60\u597d) is a commonly heard phrase and\u00a0means “Greetings\/Good Day\/How Are You?”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chapter <\/strong>9:\u00a0<\/b>CHI FAN, XIU XI \uff08\u5403\u996d\uff0c\u4f11\u606f\uff09 Eat, Rest<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>10:\u00a0<\/b>MEI YI SI \uff08\u6ca1\u610f\u601d\uff09 Not of Interest<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>11:\u00a0<\/b>YOU YI SI \uff08\u6709\u610f\u601d\uff09 Of Interest<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>12:\u00a0<\/b>BU TAI QING CHU \uff08\u4e0d\u592a\u6e05\u695a\uff09 Not Too Clear<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>13:\u00a0<\/b>KE YI \uff08\u53ef\u4ee5\uff09 Allowable\/ Acceptable\/ Possible<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>14:\u00a0<\/b>DUI BU QI \uff08\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff09 Sorry\/ To Excuse Oneself<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter<\/strong> 15:\u00a0<\/b>BU ZHI DAO \uff08\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff09 Do Not Know<\/b><\/p>\n Chapter <\/strong>16:\u00a0<\/b>BU YAO KE QI \uff08\u4e0d\u8981\u5ba2\u6c14\uff09 No Need To Be Polite<\/b><\/p>\n Respect and tribute is here paid to the Chinese\u00a0Classics, their authors and disciples, and the ideal\u00a0that in brevity and short form may often be found\u00a0the greatest depth. Adhering to the short form\u00a0discipline does not allow anything like a full list, but\u00a0it is essential to acknowledge gratitude for the\u00a0insights and pleasures gained from the study of\u00a0Zhuang Zi (\u5e84\u5b50), Du Fu (\u675c\u752b), Li Bai\u00a0(\u674e\u767d) Zhuge Liang (\u8bf8\u845b\u4eae) and Cao Cao\u00a0(\u66f9\u64cd).<\/p>\n Starting several centuries ago, foreign scholars of\u00a0China have produced studies of immense historical\u00a0and entertainment value. Such a small volume as\u00a0this cannot begin to list them, but they are\u00a0acknowledged here with deep gratitude. Those alive\u00a0today know who they are.<\/p>\n The authors would sincerely like to thank their\u00a0many friends in China for patience and support\u00a0during numerous projects and several years of work\u00a0involving a unique Chinese combination of\u00a0contradiction, confrontation and cooperation. In this\u00a0work, provocative glimpses of the many and various\u00a0meanings behind a simple word or phrase, led to\u00a0this book. Also to be acknowledged are the people\u00a0and situations. which forced some patience and\u00a0learning on the part of the authors.<\/p>\n Next, for submissions, ready editorial help, and the\u00a0light relief only possible to share with those who\u00a0have also learned by first-hand experience:<\/p>\n Gene T.;Xian; H.R.; Hungry Phoenix; Kingfisher;\u00a0E.Z.; L.E.L.; OO’R; Paul T.; M.B.; Sooz B.; Patrick\u00a0M-L; Dr Michael Rong; Dr Bai Zhi Ang; Dr Li;\u00a0Mym & Marteen; G.S.; G.S.; ASUPI; MMHMJ;\u00a0L.B.; J K-H; TopCat; LKB; LMT; Bill G; Apple\u00a0Crumble & Who P Mc; Poopo Fufu; Dr Don;\u00a0Dashi and Furen; John Vandeleur; Bamfoo; Ms\u00a0LR; D&B Ark; OH Hai; Dr. B.B.; P&P Sc.; SJP;\u00a0D.S.; J Porpoise; W. (then) w.; MarRoth; S.E.; MSc.; Meli; R&J M; The Doge; L&I S.; DevK;\u00a0MLD; Dr. Linsid; Drs Kenjohn; Dr. Hotsid; Dr.\u00a0DR; Dear Delegations; Ms Milu; P.Comer; Friends\u00a0L-A; J Howe; ToyBoy; Willy-Bob and Dallas\u00a0Amigos; All DP Participants then and now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n * * *<\/p>\n Karin Malmstrom and Nancy Nash<\/p>\n ISBN 0-9626164-0-0<\/p>\n Published by Pacific Venture Press<\/p>\n
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